Definition of Sphyraena barracuda

1. Noun. Large (up to 6 ft) greyish-brown barracuda highly regarded as a food and sport fish; may be dangerous to swimmers.

Exact synonyms: Great Barracuda
Generic synonyms: Barracuda

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphyraena Barracuda

Sphecius
Sphecius speciosis
Sphecoidea
Sphecotheres
Spheniscidae
Sphenisciformes
Spheniscus
Spheniscus demersus
Sphenodon punctatum
Sphenopsida
Sphingian
Sphingidae
Sphinx
Sphynx
Sphyraena
Sphyraena barracuda
Sphyraenidae
Sphyrapicus
Sphyrapicus varius
Sphyrapicus varius ruber
Sphyrna
Sphyrna tiburo
Sphyrna tudes
Sphyrna zygaena
Sphyrnidae
Spi 1
Spica
Spice Islands
Spidey-sense
Spiegelberg

Literary usage of Sphyraena barracuda

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1903)
"sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum). Esox barracuda Walbaum, Pet. Art. Gen. Pise., Ill, 1792, p. 94. (Based on Barracuda Catesby, Nat. Hist. Flor. ..."

2. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"Offshore and inshore reefs, structures and creeks. Predator and scavenger, feeding on fish and cuttlefish. 125 cm Great barracuda sphyraena barracuda Slim, ..."

3. Salt Water Game Fishing by Charles Frederick Holder (1914)
"Barracudas can be found all over the world, but this species, (sphyraena barracuda] is a giant running up to sixty or seventy pounds, more or less, ..."

4. Forms of Animal Life: A Manual of Comparative Anatomy : with Descriptions of by George Rolleston, William Hatchett Jackson (1888)
"... the tooth to bend backwards in some Gadidae, Lophius, the vomerine and palatal teeth of Esox, among Teleostei; in sockets, eg in Sphyraena (Barracuda ..."

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